January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and when to catch the event.

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ATLAS comet.

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see without a telescope or binoculars — with them, you can see Uranus and Neptune, too.

How many planets are there? As with the discovery of Uranus, the answer depends on who you ask. Detail from Joseph Wright of Derby’s A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in the Place of the Sun, 1766. Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Public Domain.

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet.

The planetary parade includes Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune during January and part of February.

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are visible this month in a 'planetary parade'. Dr Becky Smethurst at the University of Oxford explains what to look out for

Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s called a planetary parade. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye in January and for part of February.